ArtCoins Roma have a disturbingly high percentage of high quality, and some not so high quality, fakes in their auctions. I only bought one coin...
My "no buy" list is simply one company. ArtCoins Roma. :vomit: Even if they have a coin I'm certain is good and can't live without, I won't do...
Thoughtful and fascinating post, as is typical for you, TIF. I've never heard the expression or custom of Telling The Bees but u bet I will...
It almost appears that a third globe is peaking around the crescent.
Congrats Orfew. An interesting coin.
Fabulous write up, great outfit and love your Hippocampus TIF! I need to do the CICF some day as the only coin show I go to is NYINC (which is...
Me too.
Because they were made by dyslexic left hand die engravers? :rolleyes: Really, I don't know. :(
All of the above, Doug. It's a matter of preservation too. Some of the catalogues above were completely split in 2, usually where the thick...
Thanks for the posts everyone. Steve, very cool books from your wife! The hobbit looks extra special IMO. The problem with books compared to...
Better late than never, given some of the posts we've seen around here lately. Congrats on the new coin!
I don't know if we have catalogue collectors here, but building a Roman Republican research library has been a parallel hobby of mine to...
A great set, Spork! :woot:
I've seen that countermark before on I believe a rare Brutus or Marc Antony denarius but I can't find it on CA. It was a few years back. I think...
Doug - Thank you very much for the education and links! I think the coin is cast, as you say as it really doesn't look like the struck one on the...
I've only owned one real Elagabalus coin, but it was a rare one. Elagabalus. (218-222 AD). AR Denarius (2.67g, 19mm). Eastern mint, possibly...
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